Is Kratom legal in Portugal?
- Legal status
- Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is controlled in Portugal as a new psychoactive substance under Decreto-Lei 54/2013 (amended by Portaria 232/2022) — listed together with its constituents mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine; production, import, sale and advertising are prohibited, while personal possession is decriminalised.
- Consequences if caught
- Production, import and sale are prohibited and penalised; personal possession is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission) as under Portugal's wider drug regime.
- If prescribed or medical
- No lawful medical route — kratom is a listed NPS with no authorised medicinal product.
- Documentation
- No lawful commercial-import route; personal possession is decriminalised but supply and import remain prohibited.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Portugal’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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